Exp Mol Med.
1998 Mar;30(1):53-57.
Purification and cloning of glyoxalase II from rat liver
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Biochemistry, Medical College, Hallym University.
Abstract
- Glyoxalase (GLO) II, which is a component of GLO system and catalyze the
conversion of S-lactoyl-glutathione to D-lactate, was purified 1488 fold from
rat liver by two steps of Affigel blue and carbobenzoxyglutathione-Sepharose 4B
affinity chromatography. The molecular weight of the enzyme was estimated to be
29 kDa which is similar to those from other species. The sequence of N-terminal
9 amino acid residues was determined to be MGIRLLPAT. This was then used to
synthesize degenerative primers. cDNA clone was isolated by first synthesizing
cDNA from RNA and then PCR amplification. The sequence of cDNA clone was
determined by serial sequencing analysis.